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16 Cards in this Set
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Antivirus Program
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A computer program that detects viruses and repairs files.
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Bomb
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A destructive computer code or viru designed to acivate at a specific time.
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Copyright
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Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her own work.
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Encryption
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Process of covering readable characters to prevent unauthorized access.
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Ethics
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The moral guidlinesthat governs the use of computers and information systms.
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Freeware
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Software that is given away free of charge,but whose auther still retains all rights.
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Hacker
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A person who secretely gains access or information of a computer without permission.
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Hoax
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A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus.
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Password
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A safeguard for access to a computer or computer program.
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Phage
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A program that modifys other programs, operating systms, and databases.
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Piracy
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The illigal copying and distribution of sofware.
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Public Domain Software
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Software that is not copyrighting and is free to copy and distribute.
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Shareware
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Copyrighted software distributed free of charge on a trial basis with payment by the honor systm.
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Trojan Horse
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A virus that is disquised as a useful piece of softare.
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Virus
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A computer program designed to cause damage to a computer file.
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Worm
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A destrutive computer program to bores its way through a computer's files or through a computer's network.
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